13 Irish acts are set to showcase their talents at this month’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Following a two year absence Music From Ireland will present 6 Irish acts on St. Patrick’s Day with performances from Sprints, CMAT, NewDad, Pillow Queens, Just Mustard and Melts in The Velveeta Room.

As well as this special showcase event other Irish appearing across the festival are: Fears, Sinead O Brien, Cherym, Dani Larkin, The Clockworks, Beauty Sleep and Wood Burning Savages.

“The track record of successes from the Music From Ireland program at SXSW has been substantial in recent years and has been an important first step into the U.S. market for Irish acts for over 18 years. Both Culture Ireland and First Music Contact are committed to expanding on this with the current crop of emerging Irish talent”. Angela Dorgan, FMC

Music From Ireland will also be bringing delegations of acts to The Great Escape -where Ireland is a feature country, Primavera Pro, Iceland Airwaves later in 2022.